US Patent Issued to Zimmer on Aug. 12 for "Tibial bearing component for a knee prosthesis with improved articular characteristics" (Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,407, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Zimmer Inc. (Warsaw, Ind.).

"Tibial bearing component for a knee prosthesis with improved articular characteristics" was invented by Raymond C. Parisi (Wakarusa, Ind.), Abraham P. Habegger (Warsaw, Ind.) and Jeff Blaylock (Fort Wayne, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An orthopaedic knee prosthesis includes a tibial bearing component with articular features which operate to protect adjacent soft tissues of the natural knee, promote and/or accommodate desired articulation with an abutting femoral component, and facilitate expedient and effective implantation by a surgeon."

The patent was file...